Prairie View softball 3-0 against Osawatomie and Girard - May. 10, 2023
The Prairie View softball team traveled to Osawatomie for a league double-header on May 2 and then hosted Girard for one game on May 5. The Lady Buffs won all three games defeating Osawatomie 15-0 and 14-4 and Girard 7-2. The first game against Osawatomie the Buffalos kept the Trojans scoreless and...[More]
Jayhawk softball sweeps Marmaton Valley and splits against Uniontown - May. 10, 2023
The Jayhawk softball team hosted Marmaton Valley on April 27 and traveled to Uniontown on May 4 for two TRL double-headers. The Lady Hawks beat Marmaton Valley in both games 16-1 and split against Uniontown. They won the first game 2-0 and lost the second game 0-2. The first game against Marmaton Valley...[More]
Pleasanton track competes at Humboldt - May. 10, 2023
The Pleasanton track team traveled to Humboldt on May 4 to compete in the Humboldt Invitational. “Tough meet, but pleased with the efforts,” Head Coach Dan Saulsberry said. Isaiah Bates placed first in the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash for the boys. He had a time of 11.54 seconds...[More]
Raymond Milton White ~ 08-09-1925 to 05-06-2023 - May. 9, 2023
Linn County News Published May 10, 2023 Raymond Milton White, age 97 of Osawatomie, Kan., died Saturday May 6, 2023, at Vintage Park of Osawatomie. Raymond was born Aug. 9, 1925, in Kansas City, Mo. He was the second born of six children to Clark Hudson and Effie (Deyoung) White. He grew up...[More]
Loretta Mae “Sis†Brown ~ 01-17-1944 to 05-07-2023 - May. 9, 2023
Linn County News Published May 10, 2023 Loretta Mae “Sis” Brown, age 79, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023. Graveside funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 12, at the Green Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Schneider Funeral...[More]
Sharon Kay Ala ~ 05-01-1944 to 05-01-2023 - May. 9, 2023
Linn County News Published May 10, 2023 Sharon Kay Ala, age 79, of La Cygne, Kan., passed away at her home on May 1, 2023, surrounded by family. Sharon was born the daughter of Verne “Shorty” Ray and Ruth Bernice (Gilmore) Ross on May 1, 1944, at Blue Mound, Kan. She married Leon...[More]
James Frances Ptacek ~ 10-01-1928 to 04-01-2023 - May. 9, 2023
Linn County News Published May 10, 2023 James Francis Ptacek, 94, of Parker, Kan., died on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Kansas City Hospice House, in Kansas City, Mo. Jim was born on Oct. 1, 1928, in Emporia, Kan., to Antone and Martha (Rezac) Ptacek. He attended schools near Miller,...[More]
SPECIAL: Search continues for missing Parsons man - May. 5, 2023
UPDATE: Body of missing Parsons man located and two arrested NEOSHO COUNTY _ The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Labette County Sheriff’s Office, and the Neosho County Sheriff’s Office located the body of missing 23-year-old Dakota A. Patton, and arrested two...[More]
BREAKING NEWS: Fire at Sugar Valley Lake - May. 3, 2023
On April 27, 2023, at 9:48 pm the Linn County Rural Fire District #1 was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at 182 Mine Creek Drive in Sugar Valley Lake Community. On arrival at that address, responding fire units found flames coming from the north and west side of the structure. During suppression...[More]
STARS requests county help for future funding - May. 3, 2023
Dr. Jay Allen, Director of the STARS Rural Technical Academy at Pleasanton, spoke with Linn County Commissioners during their weekly meeting on Monday, May 1, regarding financial aid to the school. Allen introduced several student representatives who came with him to speak on the variety of classes the...[More]
